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A classically conditioned discrimination was established between two rates of intermittent stimulation in the auditory modality for four rabbits and in the visual modality for four additional rabbits. Following acquisition in the original modality, both stimulus modality and stimulus contingencies were changed in a cross-modal reversal test. All rabbits were subsequently tested in reacquisition of the original discrimination. Results were compared to a previous test of direct cross-modal transfer. It was concluded that results of cross-modal reversal support the earlier finding of cross-modal transfer in the rabbit.
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Ward, J.P., Yehle, A.L. Cross-modal reversal in the rabbit. Psychon Sci 21, 261–263 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330706
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